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Street Fighter 6: Release Date, Gameplay, and New Features

Summary

What is the release date of Street Fighter 6? Is this a PS5 exclusive?

Contrary to son predecessor, Street Fighter 6 will not be a PlayStation exclusive. Capcom’s game will be released on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4 and Xbox One on June 2, 2023. A playable demo is already available. Several editions are currently available for pre-order. The Standard Edition offers the game without bonus additional, while the Deluxe Edition includes a year of Character Pass (4 additional characters with their 4 additional colors) as well as 4,200 Drive Tickets (the game’s virtual currency). Finally, the Ultimate Edition contains all the bonus of the version Deluxe plus 4 additional outfits for each fighter, two new stages and 3,500 additional Drive Tickets (for a total of 7,700, therefore).

Who is behind Capcom’s game?

Yoshinori Ono, true legend of the franchise, left Capcom to join the studio Delight Works in 2021. It is therefore without one of the sizes of Street Fighter that this sixth episode will see the light of day. Yusuke Hashimoto’s name may not mean anything to you, but it’s been many years since this game Japanese designer works in the industry. It can be found in the credits of Street Fighter Alpha 3, Mega Man & Bass, Devil May Cry, but also a grand number of Resident Evil games. He also worked on the Bayonetta series at PlatinumGames.

What is the gameplay of the game?

Street Fighter 6 benefits from a system of combat inherited from the series. It draws its inspiration from Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter III and Street Fighter IV. Here, two 3D characters make facelike a game of combat in 2D. The special moves are obviously still there and the Super Art too. The Super Art gauge is used to accumulate energy by hitting in order to then perform furies or bigger attacks. For the rest, on stay on familiar ground with six buttons for punches and kicks (weak, medium, strong) and of course a hand-to-hand combat (mug).

Which fighters are present at the launch?

The Japanese publisher has officially confirmed the arrival of Luke, Jamie, Manon, Kimberly, Marisa, Lily, JP, Juri, Dee Jay, Cammy, Ryu, E. Honda, Blanka, Guile, Ken, Chun-Li, Zangief and Dhalsim for the launch of Street Fighter 6. We can note that this is the roster “launch”, as Capcom points out. This means that certain characters will arrive in DLC. As a reminder, Capcom communicated on a “year one pass” which will offer to download 4 additional characters. Hallway noises are about Rashid, AKI (a new fighter), Ed and Akuma.

Open world, Drive gauge: what are the major new features?

The long-awaited final installment of the saga developed on Capcom’s RE Engine is equipped with a major novelty: an open world with the World Tour mode! The software will offer to progress in a vast area inspired by major American cities, called Metro City. This serves as a hub for “an immersive single-player experience” assures Capcom. He is possible to customize an avatar to son image: musculature, face… many options are available. During the introductory cutscene, we learn that we are among the students of Luke, the owner of a boxing gym whose on wants to follow the teachings. The player will then have to fight a certain number of opponents to gain experience, level up, and unlock skills in a talent tree.

In addition to conventional controls, it will be necessary to rely on controls called “modern” which allow simplified actions. Almost all major series of games of combat have opted for these easier controls designed for neophytes. In terms of game mechanics, Street Fighter 6 brings the “Drive System”, a gauge that is used to execute distinct techniques. The Drive Parry is used to parry attacks, the Drive Impact repels the opponent, the Drive Reversal against blows and the Drive rush generates a charge towards the opponent in a sequence. Finally, the Drive gauge is used to improve his special moves at the time (this is called Overdrive and is reminiscent of the famous EX moves).

Capcom has also partnered with commentators from the fighting game community and other personalities to liven up the matches (this can be turned off in the options). This idea is there to bring dynamism to the clashes.

What is Extreme Battle mode?

It was during the Tokyo Game Show that Capcom introduced the new Extreme Battle mode. This mode allows you to spice up encounters with original alternatives. The rules of the matches change at the start of each game in order to make the experience more surprising possible. In addition, side events can bother players, such as a raging bull interrupting the match. This is reminiscent of the challenge of tours of the latest Mortal Kombat.

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